Though questions remain about the nature of the activities in the US, major trafficking organizations have proven resilient in the face of pressure from law enforcement, as have the gangs that distribute those drugs in US markets. (businessinsider.com)
He said the Harper government would probably have been uninterested in pursuing the legal fight any longer in the face of pressure from the White House. (thetyee.ca)
But in the face of pressure to buy the bonds of heavily indebted governments, to delay the day of reckoning for the sovereign debt crises of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal, the ECB's commitment to low inflation is crumbling. (alt-m.org)